Theory of warfare & military science
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Theory of warfare & military science
Hardback. This book skillfully weaves together four stories: Chinese views of technology during the Communist era; the role of the military in Chinese political and economic life; the evolution of open and flexible conceptions of public management in China; and the technological dimensions of the rise of Chinese power. Num Pages: 360 pages, 37. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804746014
- ISBN
- 9780804746014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.04
€ 94.04
Hardback. What influences have shaped air power since human flight became a reality more than a hundred years ago? Global Air Power provides insight into the evolution of air power theory and practice by examining the experience of six of the world's largest air forces-those of the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, Russia, India, and China-and .. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975551
- ISBN
- 9781597975551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JPB; JWA; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781501703195
- ISBN
- 9781501703195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.96
€ 34.99
€ 31.96
Hardback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620876
- ISBN
- 9780700620876
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14
Paperback. As a concept, deterrence has launched a thousand books and articles. It has dominated Western strategic thinking for more than four decades. In this important and groundbreaking new book, Lawrence Freedman develops a distinctive approach to the evaluation of deterrence as both a state of mind and a strategic option. Series: Themes for the 21st Century Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631134
- ISBN
- 9780745631134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.39
€ 22.39
Paperback. Watching War explores what it means to be a spectator to battles in an era in which the boundaries between witnessing, representing, and perpetrating violence have become profoundly blurred. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFD; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 992. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804782401
- ISBN
- 9780804782401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617753
- ISBN
- 9780700617753
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.39
€ 56.39
Paperback. As cyber-attacks dominate front-page news, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; TTM; URJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781501140839
- ISBN
- 9781501140839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.37
€ 15.99
€ 12.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 225 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554810956
- ISBN
- 9781554810956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.36€ 54.69
€ 55.36
€ 54.69
Paperback. Taking into account wars waged by virtually all civilizations since the beginning of recorded history, the author finds that despite enormous cultural differences, war was conducted in distinctly similar ways right up to the Military Revolution and the pursuit of technological warfare in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300197174
- ISBN
- 9780300197174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. Explores civil war terminations, including negotiated settlements, military victories by governments and rebels, and stalemates and ceasefires. Examining the outcomes of all civil war terminations since 1940, this title develops a general theory of postwar stability, showing how third-party guarantees may not be the best option. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 halftones. 3 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141466
- ISBN
- 9780691141466
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.39
€ 46.99
€ 33.39
Paperback. The ancient Chinese treatise of military strategy is now a business classic and here brought up to date by bestselling author and military scholar James Clavell. Num Pages: 112 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: HPD; HPDF; JPA; JWA; JWKF; KJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473661738
- ISBN
- 9781473661738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.27
€ 13.99
€ 10.27
Paperback. A scientific explanation of the onset and expansion of war and the conditions of peace. Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 508 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBW; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521708234
- ISBN
- 9780521708234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.37
€ 58.37
Paperback. An exploration of the evolution of warfare in human history. It provides insight into the perennial questions of why and how humans fight. Beginning with the origins of warfare among foraging groups, it draws on empirical data to enhance our understanding of how war began and how it has changed over time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 line drawings, 43 tables. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226476292
- ISBN
- 9780226476292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.39
€ 37.99
€ 29.39
Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JPA; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148603
- ISBN
- 9780231148603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.05€ 90.51
€ 119.05
€ 90.51
Hardback. Paints a portrait of Russian military politics. This book identifies three moments that gave rise to the Russian dilemma: Gorbachev's decision to invite military participation in Soviet politics; Yeltsin's acquiescence to a political system that gave generals a legitimate political presence; and, Putin's failure to press for military reforms. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128962
- ISBN
- 9780691128962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Human evolutionary history has affected the way we process the information we use to make decisions. The result is that human choices and calculations may be very different from those predicted by standard models of rational behavior. This notion is particularly true in the area of war and peace. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130569
- ISBN
- 9780691130569
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.20
€ 40.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Helps solve some of the most enduring puzzles in military history, such as why Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, why Germany in 1918 renewed its attack in the West after securing peace with Russia in the East, and why Britain refused to seek peace terms with Germany after France fell in 1940. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 halftones. 3 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140605
- ISBN
- 9780691140605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.95
€ 40.99
€ 28.95
Hardback. While focusing on social thought, this book draws on many disciplines, including philosophy, anthropology, and political science. It demonstrates the profound difficulties social thinkers - including liberals, socialists, and those intellectuals who could be regarded as the sociologists - had in coming to terms with the phenomenon of war. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150840
- ISBN
- 9780691150840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.10
€ 52.99
€ 38.10
Hardback. Wars throughout history have been fought in the name of ideology, religion and the pursuit of peace. Our thinking about war - when it is justified, how it should be fought and how it is perceived - has changed dramatically over time. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPS; JWA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745642871
- ISBN
- 9780745642871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.69
€ 66.69